Talking TV Drama October 2011

Programme for Talking TV Drama
This event is run in partnership with GMIT, Fás Screen Training Ireland, the BAI and TG4.

When and Where: October 20th & 21st, The Harbour Hotel, Galway City.
Fee: €75 unwaged/ €85 waged. Please note places are limited for this event. Please contact info@galwayfilmcentre.ie for more information.
More info at: 091-770748 or info@galwayfilmcentre.ie
Follow event on: Facebook (Galway Film Centre) or Twitter(@galwayfilmcentr #tvdramagalway)

Thursday October 20th
12:30pm: Screening of Episode One of Season Three of Breaking Bad.

Thursday October 20th
2:00 pm: Talking Nuts ‘n’ Bolts: What do agents/producers/broadcasters look for from writers?
Stephen Wright (Acting Head of Drama) – BBC Northern Ireland
Liz Lewin (Producer at Company Pictures) – Playing The Field / Teachers / Beaver Falls
Ligeia Marsh (Literary Agent) – The Writers’ Company
Declan Croghan (Writer) – Waking The Dead / Murder Prevention / The Body Farm
Mícheál Ó Meallaigh (Commissioning Editor) – TG4
Ciarán Kissane (Head of Contract Awards) – BAI
Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile (Chair) – Co-ordinator of MEDIA Antenna Galway

3.45pm    Main Interview: Deconstructing Breaking Bad: An in depth look at the approach to writing on Breaking Bad.
Vince Gilligan – (Writer & Executive Producer) Breaking Bad/ The X Files
Felim Mac Dermott Chair: GMIT Lecturer

6.45pm Fáiltiú MEDIA /MEDIA Networking Reception
Pick up a copy of the European TV Drama Guide

Friday October 21st
9.30am Creative Writing: Thinking Inside the Box: An exploration of writers’ creative approach to TV Drama Writing.
Declan Croghan (Writer) – Waking The Dead / Murder Prevention / The Body Farm
Vince Gilligan (Writer) – Breaking Bad / The X Files
Muirinn Lane Kelly (Writer) – Raw / Mistresses / Waterloo Road
Darach Mac Con Iomaire (Writer) – Corp + Anam / Peadairín na Stoirme
Lauren MacKenzie (Writer) – The Clinic / Pure Mule / Na Cloigne
Lisa McGee (Writer) – Being Human / Raw / The Things I Haven’t Told You
Len Collin (Chair / Writer) – The Bill, Ultimate Force, Holby City, Soldier Soldier

1.30pm: Screening of Episode One of The Silence.

2:30 pm The Director is the Writer’s Friend, not the Enemy: A workshop style session looking at specific scenes  & the challenges faced by the writer & director while working on The Silence.

Dearbhla Walsh (Director) -The Silence/ Shameless / Funland / Custer’s Last Stand Up
Fiona Seres (Writer) – The Silence / Tangle / Love My Way / Dangerous

Starts: 20th Oct, 2011
Ends: 21st Oct, 2011
Address: The Harbour Hotel, The Dock Road
Location: Galway City